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Photograph of Oliver "Jake" Jacobs standing underneath a beehive in a tree. He is wearing a white hat and a long coat, and is looking up to the hive.There is an open crate directly under the hive.

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Photograph of Oliver Jacob's grandchildren behind a wooden fence. From left to right: a girl in a coat leans over the fence; a boy stands on the third rung and wears a coat; a boy in a cap and jeans holds up a young child with an obscured sister.

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Photograph of Oliver "Jake" Jacobs with a wheelbarrow full of wood. He is wearing a white cap and apron and standing between a wire fence and a stone building. A car and another ranch building are visible in the background.

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Photograph of Sue Antoinette Emory and Bailey Woods leaning away and holding each others' hands. They are standing on the front porch of Bartholomew House, Reynolds Bend. A stone fence stands in the background with a pile of lumber before it.

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Photograph of four of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren looking at a cow. An older boy kneels beside the animal, obscuring a girl behind him. A girl in a white dress stands behind him, obscuring a young boy. A man stands in the center of the background.

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Photograph of Oliver "Jake" Jacobs' room in a bunkhouse. A clothesline and light bulb hang from the slanted wooden ceiling. A lamp, clothes, and hat hang on the wall by a white door to the right. A metal frame bed sits by the door side wall, with a rocking chair positioned directly to the left of the bed. Boxes, papers, and a chest rest at the foot of the bed.

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Photograph of Jack Newcomb, visible from the chest up, holding a young boy (one of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren) in his arms. Newcomb is wearing a button-up shirt and cowboy hat; the boy is wearing a striped shirt with overalls. They are smiling at one another.

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Photograph of Oliver “Jake” Jacobs serving food to his grandchildren. Jacobs is wearing a white hat and apron and is leaning over a girl to touch her plate. The children are seated from the tallest boy to the shortest toddler. They are seated at a dining table in a cookshack, with cooking equipment and another man behind them.

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Photograph of Jack Newcomb and a young boy (one of Oliver Jacobs' grandchildren) standing in the trap behind the bunkhouse at Lambshead Ranch. Newcomb is holding a lasso and showing the young boy how to throw the rope. In the background, there are partial buildings, trees and fences that are part of the ranch.

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Photograph of Jack Newcomb and two boys (grandchildren of Oliver Jacobs) in the trap behind the bunkhouse at Lambshead Ranch. One of the boys is sitting on the ground and Newcomb has caught him with a lasso as he shows the boys how to throw the rope; the other boy is standing behind the first. In the background, there are partial buildings, vehicles, and pens that are part of the ranch.

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Photograph of ranch cook, Oliver "Jake" Jacobs and one of his granddaughters sitting at a table. Jacobs is wearing a white hat and apron and is studying dominoes on the table in front of him. An unidentified girl in a striped shirt is leaning one elbow on the table next to him. In the background, the ranch yard is visible through an open door.

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Photograph of Oliver Jacobs playing dominoes at a table with five of his grandchildren. The table has a white cloth and a set of dominoes on it, and is positioned in front of windows with a view of other ranch buildings.

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Photograph of Oliver Jacobs playing dominoes at a table with five of his grandchildren. The table has a white cloth and a set of dominoes on it, and is positioned in front of windows with a view of other ranch buildings.

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Photograph of Jack Newcomb and three boys (grandchildren of Oliver Jacobs) in the trap behind the bunkhouse at Lambshead Ranch. Newcomb is holding the rope and forming a loop as the three boys watch, standing in front of him. A woman is partially visible on the far left of the image. In the background, there are buildings, vehicles, and pens that are part of the ranch.

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Photograph of three children standing on a rocky embankment with a catfish. The tall boy to the left holds the fish. A girl in the center of the photo hooks an index finger into her mouth. A young boy stands to the right, hands on his hips, looking up to the older boy.

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Photograph of three children standing on the front porch of a house. The white gabled building's porch is surrounded by screens, and the screen door is being held open by a young child. A pile of bricks are sit to the left of the house, and a small tree is to the right.

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Photograph of Jack Newcomb with four boys and one girl (grandchildren of Oliver Jacobs) in the trap behind the bunkhouse at Lambshead Ranch. The five children are running in a line; Newcomb is running behind them and has just thrown a lasso to catch one of the boys, while he teaches the boys how to throw the rope. The area is an open field with trees visible in the background.

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Photograph of Oliver Jacobs attending to his grandchildren. Wearing a white hat and cap, he stands over the children and holds the head of a girl to the right. Two other girls stand to the left, while two boys sit between Jacobs' outstretched arms.

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Photograph of Jack Newcomb and two boys (grandchildren of Oliver Jacobs) in the trap behind the bunkhouse at Lambshead Ranch. The children are running across a field; Newcomb is running behind them and has just thrown a lasso to catch one of the boys, while he teaches the boys how to throw the rope. The area is an open field with trees visible in the background.